An eighth propaganda video of British hostage John Cantlie apparently giving a tour of Iraq's second biggest city has been released by the Islamic State (IS).
In it the photojournalist claims it is "business as usual" in Mosul and that media reports suggesting residents are "living in fear" are "misleading".
The town was captured by IS militants during a blitz in June when they murdered more than 2,000 Shi'ite prisoners and soldiers, according to Human Rights Watch.
During the eight-minute video 43-year-old Mr Cantlie visits a market, a hospital and a police station.
Talking to the camera, he says: "The media likes to paint a picture of life in the Islamic State as depressed, people walking around as subjugated citizens in chains, beaten down by strict, totalitarian rule.
"But really apart from some rather chilly but very sunny December weather, life here in Mosul is business as usual."
A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We are aware of the release of another video and are studying its contents."
It has not been possible to verify whether it is genuine.
In previous videos Mr Cantlie has spoken under duress from behind a desk and has worn an orange jumpsuit.
The last one in November saw him give an account of what he claimed was a failed rescue attempt by American forces in July.
Other footage released by IS in October purported to show Mr Cantlie in the embattled Syrian city of Kobani.
His family have previously appealed for "direct contact" with the militants, who have been holding him for two years.
Since August, IS has filmed and posted online the deaths of four Western hostages.
UK aid workers Alan Henning and David Haines and American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff were all beheaded on camera by the jihadi organisation.
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